Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +8

    EAST BELFAST MISSION 

    The objects of the Trust shall be the advancement of the Christian Faith as understood by the Methodist Church in Ireland and for the promotion for the public benefit and social good of East Belfast (the "area of benefit"), being an area of social and economic deprivation, by all or any of the following means: (i) the relief of poverty in such ways as may be thought fit; (ii) the relief of unemployment in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment; (iii) the advancement of education, training or retraining, and the provision of work experience particularly for people who are unemployed; (iv) relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, addictions, disability financial hardship or other or other disadvantage.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 9 years

    www.ebm.org.uk

    andrew.irvine@ebm.org.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Income £2,651,086 £2,609,228 £2,342,993 £2,625,816 £2,661,736
    Spending £2,751,591 £2,725,890 £2,362,985 £2,357,440 £2,727,356
    Surplus/deficit -£100,505 -£116,662 -£19,992 £268,376 -£65,620
    What it does
    • The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of religion, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Who it helps
    • Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse), Adult training, Children (5-13 year olds), Community safety/crime prevention, Ethnic minorities, General public, Homelessness, Interface communities, Language community, Men, Mental health, Older people, Parents, Preschool (0-5 year olds), Specific areas of deprivation, Tenants, Unemployed/low income, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)
    How it operates
    • Accommodation/housing, Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Community enterprise, Counselling/support, Cross-border/cross-community, Cultural, Economic development, Education/training, General charitable purposes, Playgroup/after schools, Relief of poverty, Religious activities, Urban development, Volunteer development, Welfare/benevolent, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Henry Smith Charity£171,300
    Joseph Rank Trust£55,000
    BBC Children in Need£54,002
    Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Joseph Rank Trust - East Belfast Mission
    £25,000 14/07/2023
    To fund the mission outreach
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to East Belfast Mission
    £171,300 15/06/2022
    36
    towards three years' running costs of the 'Aspire Kids' and 'Aspire Youth' projects, providing support for children and young people from disadvantaged communities in East Belfast, Northern Ireland.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £50,000 16/07/2021
    Hosford Community Homes- 240 Newtownards Road Capital Project
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to East Belfast Mission
    £51,047 09/09/2020
    14
    COVID19 - This project will give additional homework and emotional support to children and young people from inner East Belfast who have fallen further behind in school due to COVID-19, to help them ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £10,782 01/07/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to East Belfast Mission
    £2,955 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - This grant will fund outdoor activity packs, baking packs and technology support to families living in deprivation who lack technology access and are further isolated due to covid-19, ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £2,955 19/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Joseph Rank Trust - East Belfast Mission
    £30,000 27/04/2020
    36
    To fund the Care Counselling Project
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to East Belfast Mission
    £3,431 15/11/2019
    We would like to set up three community groups to bring our East Belfast community together: a Women's Group, Mums & Tots, and a Drop-In.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to East Belfast Mission
    £93,157 17/10/2017
    36
    The 'Aspire' after-school club works with children and young people affected by socio-economic disadvantage, providing access to homework support and arts workshops, improving educational outcomes ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to East Belfast Mission
    £44,728 01/11/2014
    The 'Aspire' after school club offers young people affected by economic disadvantage and community tension opportunities to access homework support personal development sessions and outings improving ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 08/12/2014, number: NIC100744
    Main office

    239 Newtownards Road, Belfast, East Belfast Mission, Skainos Squar, BT4 1AF

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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